To the “Little Flock”
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Then again was held up before me those who were not willing to
dispose of this world’s goods to save perishing souls by sending them
the truth, while Jesus stands before the Father, pleading his blood, his
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sufferings and his death for them; and while God’s messengers were
waiting, ready to carry them the saving truth that they might be sealed
with the seal of the living God. It was hard for some who professed to
believe the present truth, to even do so little as to hand the messengers
God’s own money, that he had lent them to be stewards over.
Then the suffering Jesus, his sacrifice and love so deep, as to give
his life for them, was again held up before me; and then the lives of
those who professed to be his followers, who had this world’s goods,
and considered it so great a thing to help the cause of salvation. The
angel said, “Can such enter heaven?” Another angel answered, “No,
never, never, never. Those who are not interested in the cause of God
on earth, can never sing the song of redeeming love above.”
I saw that the quick work that God was doing on earth would soon
be cut short in righteousness, and that the swift messengers must speed
on their way to search out the scattered flock. An angel said, “Are all
messengers?” Another answered, “No, no, God’s messengers have a
message.”
I saw that the cause of God had been hindered, and dishonored by
some traveling who had no message from God. Such will have to give
an account to God for every dollar they have used in traveling where
it was not their duty to go; for that money might have helped on the
cause of God, and for the lack of it, souls have starved and died for
the want of spiritual food that might have been given them by God’s
called and chosen messengers, if they had had the means.
The mighty shaking has commenced, and will go on, and all will
be shaken out who are not willing to take a bold and unyielding stand
for the truth, and sacrifice for God and his cause. The angel said,
“Think ye that any will be compelled to sacrifice? No, no. It must be
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a free will offering. It will take all to buy the field.” I cried to God to
spare his people, some of whom were fainting and dying.
I saw that those who have strength to labor with their hands, and
help sustain the cause, were as accountable for that strength, as others
were for their property,
Then I saw that the judgments of Almighty God were speedily
coming. I begged of the angel to speak in his language to the people.